Add commands to select next/previous siblings in the syntax tree (#35053)

Closes #5133 and discussion
https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/discussions/33493

This PR adds two new commands to select next/previous siblings in the
syntax tree. These commands were modelled after the existing ones about
expand/shrink selection. With this PR I've added new key bindings
inspired by `helix` for previous / next / expand / shrink selections.



https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/4ef7fadb-0b82-4897-95c7-1737827bf4ac


Release Notes:

- Add commands to select next/previous siblings in the syntax tree

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Co-authored-by: Joseph T. Lyons <JosephTLyons@gmail.com>
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Ivan Danov
2025-09-08 23:11:53 +00:00
committed by GitHub
co-authored by Joseph T. Lyons
parent 4a0a7d1d27
commit ae54a4e1b8
8 changed files with 440 additions and 27 deletions
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@@ -3459,46 +3459,66 @@ impl BufferSnapshot {
}
/// Returns the closest syntax node enclosing the given range.
/// Positions a tree cursor at the leaf node that contains or touches the given range.
/// This is shared logic used by syntax navigation methods.
fn position_cursor_at_range(cursor: &mut tree_sitter::TreeCursor, range: &Range<usize>) {
// Descend to the first leaf that touches the start of the range.
//
// If the range is non-empty and the current node ends exactly at the start,
// move to the next sibling to find a node that extends beyond the start.
//
// If the range is empty and the current node starts after the range position,
// move to the previous sibling to find the node that contains the position.
while cursor.goto_first_child_for_byte(range.start).is_some() {
if !range.is_empty() && cursor.node().end_byte() == range.start {
cursor.goto_next_sibling();
}
if range.is_empty() && cursor.node().start_byte() > range.start {
cursor.goto_previous_sibling();
}
}
}
/// Moves the cursor to find a node that contains the given range.
/// Returns true if such a node is found, false otherwise.
/// This is shared logic used by syntax navigation methods.
fn find_containing_node(
cursor: &mut tree_sitter::TreeCursor,
range: &Range<usize>,
strict: bool,
) -> bool {
loop {
let node_range = cursor.node().byte_range();
if node_range.start <= range.start
&& node_range.end >= range.end
&& (!strict || node_range.len() > range.len())
{
return true;
}
if !cursor.goto_parent() {
return false;
}
}
}
pub fn syntax_ancestor<'a, T: ToOffset>(
&'a self,
range: Range<T>,
) -> Option<tree_sitter::Node<'a>> {
let range = range.start.to_offset(self)..range.end.to_offset(self);
let mut result: Option<tree_sitter::Node<'a>> = None;
'outer: for layer in self
for layer in self
.syntax
.layers_for_range(range.clone(), &self.text, true)
{
let mut cursor = layer.node().walk();
// Descend to the first leaf that touches the start of the range.
//
// If the range is non-empty and the current node ends exactly at the start,
// move to the next sibling to find a node that extends beyond the start.
//
// If the range is empty and the current node starts after the range position,
// move to the previous sibling to find the node that contains the position.
while cursor.goto_first_child_for_byte(range.start).is_some() {
if !range.is_empty() && cursor.node().end_byte() == range.start {
cursor.goto_next_sibling();
}
if range.is_empty() && cursor.node().start_byte() > range.start {
cursor.goto_previous_sibling();
}
}
Self::position_cursor_at_range(&mut cursor, &range);
// Ascend to the smallest ancestor that strictly contains the range.
loop {
let node_range = cursor.node().byte_range();
if node_range.start <= range.start
&& node_range.end >= range.end
&& node_range.len() > range.len()
{
break;
}
if !cursor.goto_parent() {
continue 'outer;
}
if !Self::find_containing_node(&mut cursor, &range, true) {
continue;
}
let left_node = cursor.node();
@@ -3541,6 +3561,112 @@ impl BufferSnapshot {
result
}
/// Find the previous sibling syntax node at the given range.
///
/// This function locates the syntax node that precedes the node containing
/// the given range. It searches hierarchically by:
/// 1. Finding the node that contains the given range
/// 2. Looking for the previous sibling at the same tree level
/// 3. If no sibling is found, moving up to parent levels and searching for siblings
///
/// Returns `None` if there is no previous sibling at any ancestor level.
pub fn syntax_prev_sibling<'a, T: ToOffset>(
&'a self,
range: Range<T>,
) -> Option<tree_sitter::Node<'a>> {
let range = range.start.to_offset(self)..range.end.to_offset(self);
let mut result: Option<tree_sitter::Node<'a>> = None;
for layer in self
.syntax
.layers_for_range(range.clone(), &self.text, true)
{
let mut cursor = layer.node().walk();
Self::position_cursor_at_range(&mut cursor, &range);
// Find the node that contains the range
if !Self::find_containing_node(&mut cursor, &range, false) {
continue;
}
// Look for the previous sibling, moving up ancestor levels if needed
loop {
if cursor.goto_previous_sibling() {
let layer_result = cursor.node();
if let Some(previous_result) = &result {
if previous_result.byte_range().end < layer_result.byte_range().end {
continue;
}
}
result = Some(layer_result);
break;
}
// No sibling found at this level, try moving up to parent
if !cursor.goto_parent() {
break;
}
}
}
result
}
/// Find the next sibling syntax node at the given range.
///
/// This function locates the syntax node that follows the node containing
/// the given range. It searches hierarchically by:
/// 1. Finding the node that contains the given range
/// 2. Looking for the next sibling at the same tree level
/// 3. If no sibling is found, moving up to parent levels and searching for siblings
///
/// Returns `None` if there is no next sibling at any ancestor level.
pub fn syntax_next_sibling<'a, T: ToOffset>(
&'a self,
range: Range<T>,
) -> Option<tree_sitter::Node<'a>> {
let range = range.start.to_offset(self)..range.end.to_offset(self);
let mut result: Option<tree_sitter::Node<'a>> = None;
for layer in self
.syntax
.layers_for_range(range.clone(), &self.text, true)
{
let mut cursor = layer.node().walk();
Self::position_cursor_at_range(&mut cursor, &range);
// Find the node that contains the range
if !Self::find_containing_node(&mut cursor, &range, false) {
continue;
}
// Look for the next sibling, moving up ancestor levels if needed
loop {
if cursor.goto_next_sibling() {
let layer_result = cursor.node();
if let Some(previous_result) = &result {
if previous_result.byte_range().start > layer_result.byte_range().start {
continue;
}
}
result = Some(layer_result);
break;
}
// No sibling found at this level, try moving up to parent
if !cursor.goto_parent() {
break;
}
}
}
result
}
/// Returns the root syntax node within the given row
pub fn syntax_root_ancestor(&self, position: Anchor) -> Option<tree_sitter::Node<'_>> {
let start_offset = position.to_offset(self);